Dusty Chalk

You're not -- that's the first thing I noticed...at first I was like, "well, that's an unorthodox tube placement...cool", but then I was like, "...but not very utilitarian". Oh, well, if it sounds as good as people say it do, it wouldn't be a show-stopper for me. Just a niggle.

Wrong dimensions.

I prefer to thinking of it as "posting a follow-up".

Raoul is gorgeous! He reminds me of Frank (I'll post a vid of Frank later), one of my other sister's cats. And the kittens are cute, too.

Musical Fidelity A308^CR power amp -- got it for my Dynaudios, which I am in all likelihood selling, but I should still be able to use it on other speakers. It's always good to have at least one good muscle amp lying around. MSB P8000 power supply for multiple DACs -- this was back from before I decided to stick with single box universal players and such, so I may not be keeping it

Yes, you're right, I probably should have specified to keep things in the digital domain.

Does it do .3g2 (which is a variant of quicktime)? I'll give it a try later. I have some more kitty videos.

That's, like, your opinion, man... The default suggestion if you listen to CD's is the Behringer.

Record cleaning machine?

Pretty much where I am. That said, I can't argue with Kevin -- one should be able to call someone out for running websites so shabbily. It should be said -- I know everyone's thinking, "oh, he probably learned his lesson", but there's a difference between knowing something, and hearing someone else say it to your face. Repeatedly. Ad nauseum. Lots of different people. I suspect the correct phrase is "lazy ass". It was laziness that made him not do something -- anything -- about his backups. He knew better, and he just didn't do it.

Nothing -- just get a standalone equalizer. It shouldn't be built-in to the amplifier, so that the consumer didn't have a choice.

I second the Singlepower recommendation. EarMax Pro would be another potential <US$1K solution.

Yeah, that's it -- Stacey Q, not Suzie Q.

Not the worst song ever, but it basically takes tracks like "Let the Music Play" by Shannon, or perhaps "2 of Hearts" by Suzie Q, and revamps it. Somewhat. Maybe a little bit of New Order thrown in, but not that good. It was okay, I give it a C+.

Buh?

http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Nine-Inch-Nails/dp/B000001Y5J/ref=m_art_pr_7

She's gone by many names -- her official name is Luvbug, although lately we've been calling her "Bugaboo". I also took to calling her "Poopykins" when I was watching her for the first time.

Thanks, all! She's got a great personality, too -- my favourite memory of her is when my mom was watching my sister's cats for her, and I went over to visit them, and my mom was getting so frustrated with them that she had them locked in a room, and when I opened the door, she came bounding over to me and leapt in my arms. She's also a lap cat, which I miss -- my housemate's cat (whom I also help care for) isn't much of a lap cat. In fact, it took me over a year to get her used to being held without spazzing out. Didn't even think of this -- I'll see what I can do.

[me=Dusty Chalk]scribbles notes viciously on Post-It Notes.[/me] Actually, I'm familiar with a lot of what you described (Steve Hackett, in particular, is a good call, and I count Yes in my top 10 favourite artists of all time), but yeah, I need to check out Camel and Gentle Giant especially.

I've been watching this cat for what started out as a couple weeks, has evolved into several months, and I have now taken ownership. I've known her on and off through the years, but am only now taking full responsibility for her.

And...gone.

No, it's not a format -- but it renders the necessity of multiple formats moot, dunnit? It's the eBook equivalent of a universal player, innit?

They have legs?

No, that reflects my experience as well -- that's why I was wondering. I was the SA and the DBA, as well as the developer and the guy who carted the trash to the door.

I wonder if he's turned the indexes off? Sometimes that slows things down. Especially if he has to rebuild them when he's done anyway.